Nepali traders have accused China of conducting an 'undeclared trade blockade' as their merchandise-laden container trucks have not been allowed to cross the border into Nepal for the past 16 months.

Naresh Katuwal, president of the Nepal National Traders' Federation, said their shipments were still being held up at the northern border on the pretext of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Almost 2,000 containers loaded with clothes, shoes, cosmetics, electronics and industrial raw materials were stopped at the border during the October-November festive season. Only a fraction of the goods have been released, traders said.

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